The Classic Douglas Adams novel. An adaptation of his own original radio series.

Arthur Dent's house is about to be destroyed. Luckily, his friend Ford Prefect appears to let him know not to worry, actually the planet is about to be destroyed. We just hadn't seen the planning application... And so the story continues, for this book and the remaining novels in the trilogy, in Adams's trademark style of surreal situation and dry wit. Depressed robots, two-headed presidential lotharios and an engine that produced improbable events as a waste product...